Audio Amplifier

An often-overlooked component in a premium sound system, the amplifier, takes the audio signals from various sources within the vehicle and boosts them up to a more powerful level before sending them to the speakers. A quality amplifier can significantly
improve the performance of the sound system by adding power and channel count.

As the market leader for automotive infotainment networking, Microchip provides the products and the technological know-how needed for interfacing and connecting audio amplifiers with other audio components in the vehicle. In addition, our microcontroller
and analog solutions have helped engineers complete innovative designs of audio amplifiers that reduce noise and distortion, enable refined signal processing and improve the overall performance of the vehicle’s sound system.

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INICnet™ Technology

INICnet™ technology simplifies automotive infotainment networking with support for Ethernet, Audio, Video and Control over a single cable. INICnet can coexist with automotive Ethernet to seamlessly interface Internet Protocol (IP)-based data communications
across vehicle domains, while providing efficient transport of audio and video data. INICnet does not require development and licensing of additional protocols or software stacks, reducing development costs and keeping development on schedule. INICnet
supports a variety of system management methodologies via IP, or a dedicated control message channel. Data rates of 50 Mbps on UTP or 150 Mbps on coax or optical cabling are supported.

Companion and Power Management

To facilitate your design, we offer a variety of power management and companion devices, such as video codecs, that pair well with our INICnet technology allowing you to easily meet your telematics application needs.

Ethernet Products

Since delivering the very first AEC-Q100-qualified Ethernet devices to the market back in 2008, Microchip has led the way in providing automotive-grade Ethernet controllers, switches, bridges and transceiver PHYs. With Ethernet solutions that range from
10 Mbps to 1 Gbps, our portfolio enables many high-speed networking applications throughout the vehicle.

Microcontrollers

To facilitate the design of embedded control systems, Microchip offers high-performance Arm® Cortex®-M7 devices with easy-to-use development tools and simplified power configuration and setup. Our SAM ARM-based MCU’s
offer scalability and are qualified to AEC-Q100 Grade1. In addition, our dsPIC® Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) feature control-oriented peripherals like a microcontroller along with a DSP core.

Op Amps

For the pre-amp stage, Microchip offers a complete lineup of rail-to-rail operational amplifiers. They feature low offset voltages and drift, low quiescent currents and enhanced EMI rejection, and are available in single, dual and quad configurations
in very small form factors.

Temperature Sensors

Microchip’s lineup of temperature sensors and switches comprise analog and digital outputs, giving you the flexibility you need for your design. Our automotive-grade temperature sensors are factory calibrated with up to +/-0.5°C accuracy over
a temperature range of -40°C to 125°C. And with very small form factors, they provide an ideal solution for temperature sensing without consuming a significant amount of board space.

LIN Transceivers

The Microchip lineup of LIN transceivers range from standalone LIN transceivers to fully integrated SIPs that include a voltage regulator and a microcontroller. Our LIN transceivers are compliant with the industry-standard LIN bus specifications and are
approved by the major global OEMs.

ATA663454 – LIN system basis chip including 5V voltage regulator, watchdog and high side switch

CAN Transceivers

Microchip’s portfolio of CAN transceivers includes CAN 2.0, CAN-FD Flexible Data-Rate (FD), and CAN Partial Networking (PN) transceivers, and support the newest CAN standards, ISO 11898 2/5/6, ISO 11898-2:2016 and SAE J2962-2. Features include various
wake-up functionalities and exceptional EMC performance even without a common-mode choke. Microchip also offers the industry’s first AEC-Q100 Grade-0 (150°C) qualified CAN transceiver family.

ATA6562 - High-speed CAN FD transceiver with Standby- and Silent mode and WUP

MEMS Oscillators

Microchip’s MEMS oscillators are designed to meet the stringent requirements of the harsh automotive environment. With quality and performance advantages over crystal oscillators such as DPPM levels that are 10 times lower, shock tolerance 500 times
higher and vibration tolerance 5 times higher, these MEMS oscillators are an excellent choice for automotive applications. Our leading-edge MEMS technology, advanced packaging, and innovative Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) design enables us to offer the
most stable, reliable and robust oscillators in the industry.

EEPROMs

Microchip is a leading supplier of high-quality, robust serial EEPROMs, supporting I2C, SPI, Microwire, and UNI/O bus types. Our EEPROMs are triple-tested to ensure the highest quality and reliability and feature endurance levels exceeding one million
cycles and over 200 years of data retention.

The Automotive Networking Development Board is a low-cost modular development system for Microchip’s 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers targeting CAN and LIN network related applications. The board supports devices using the 100 pin Plug-In Module (PIM) connector, has four Mikrobus™ sockets for MikroElectronika Click™ add-on boards and includes a PICtail Plus edge connector for backwards compatibility to PICtail Plus boards used with the Explorer 16 Development board.

The LIN Serial Analyzer development tool enables the user to monitor and communicate to a LIN (Local Interface Network) bus using a Personal Computer (PC). This is a powerful tool which can be used to send messages, monitor the bus traffic, perform errors checks and filter messages amongst many other features, allowing the user to develop and debug the system implementation.

The MAQ5280 eval board demonstrates the features of the MAQ5280, a high performance, linear regulator, offering a very low noise output with a very wide input voltage operating range, from 4.5V to 120V DC input voltage.

The Explorer 16/32 Development Kit is a flexible, convenient and ready to start development, demonstration and testing platform for 16-bit PIC24 MCUs, dsPIC® DSCs and 32-bit PIC32 MCUs. The board accepts Processor Plug-In Modules (PIM) and hardware expansion is possible through the use of PICtail™ Plus daughter cards and mikroBUS™ accessory boards.

The PIC32MZ Embedded Connectivity with Floating Point Unit (EF) Family Starter Kit (DM320007 for non-Crypto development or DM320007-C for Crypto development) provides a low-cost method for the development and testing of USB and Ethernet-based applications with PIC32MZ EF family devices.

The TimeFlash 2 programmer allows users to program Microchip’s field programmable oscillators to a custom frequency in second enabling fast prototyping and testing. This tool, now in its second generation, has the ability to measure frequency accuracy and power consumption of standard oscillators, regardless of vendor, making it a valuable lab tool for engineers. Microchip’s oscillators are available in industry standard packages that are drop-in replacements to standard crystal oscillators.